Total War: Rule Britannia, literally.

[Ganos Lao]

Britain feels like you've got a stronghold in Europe

A common criticism of Empire Total War that's been passed around often is that it's easy being the British, since the AI has no real knowledge of how to conduct naval warfare. So Britannia can easily rule the waves.

[OMGeverynameistaken]

Britain feels like you've got a stronghold in Europe

A common criticism of Empire Total War that's been passed around often is that it's easy being the British, since the AI has no real knowledge of how to conduct naval warfare. So Britannia can easily rule the waves.

Not to mention the British have the strongest units with the best price efficiency.
Somebody worked it out on the TW forums some time ago. While Russia has the cheapest line infantry, their stats are so bad that they actually have terrible price efficiency. The UK's are the second most expensive, but have the best stats. Herpderp.

I guess it's an effort by CA, at least. I remember when the game first came out and all of the units had the exact same stats except for unique ones.

[Lenehen]

Britain feels like you've got a stronghold in Europe

A common criticism of Empire Total War that's been passed around often is that it's easy being the British, since the AI has no real knowledge of how to conduct naval warfare. So Britannia can easily rule the waves.

In some of my games the AI can't do naval invasions, but in others it just gets ridiculous -_- I've seen Ceylon taken by the Prussians, Goa taken by Georgia and my Bahamas colony was taken by a Marrat full stack. In some games they know how, but i dont know why.

[Oterro]

A common criticism of Empire Total War that's been passed around often is that it's easy being the British, since the AI has no real knowledge of how to conduct naval warfare. So Britannia can easily rule the waves.

I'm pretty sure there was a bug that meant it was literally not possible for enemy ships to land on Britain.

[Ganos Lao]

A common criticism of Empire Total War that's been passed around often is that it's easy being the British, since the AI has no real knowledge of how to conduct naval warfare. So Britannia can easily rule the waves.

Not to mention the British have the strongest units with the best price efficiency.
Somebody worked it out on the TW forums some time ago. While Russia has the cheapest line infantry, their stats are so bad that they actually have terrible price efficiency. The UK's are the second most expensive, but have the best stats. Herpderp.

I guess it's an effort by CA, at least. I remember when the game first came out and all of the units had the exact same stats except for unique ones.

A buggy effort with awkward AI in my experience.

Hell, I could grow quite the big empire with people declaring war on me just to raid my small towns and stuff. They don't use any large armies on my cities unless I deliberately empty them totally and leave them open, or have a small token garrison. Missile infantry confusingly runs around trying to form nice lines instead of actually shooting anyone. The units all look the same and I missed the little differences you'd see in MTWII when one soldier was bloodied and another wasn't and all that. When I lay siege to a city or whatever, it's sometimes a hassle just to get my soldiers to get on the walls and start making their way into the breach.

That is, when I could get it to run. Often, it'd just end up crashing on me, driving me to eventually just let it gather dust on my shelf somewhere. I feel disappointed, but at least it was a gift.

[Ganos Lao]

A common criticism of Empire Total War that's been passed around often is that it's easy being the British, since the AI has no real knowledge of how to conduct naval warfare. So Britannia can easily rule the waves.

I'm pretty sure there was a bug that meant it was literally not possible for enemy ships to land on Britain.

It's not like the enemy lands anywhere, really.

In my experience, the enemy always seemed to favor small token groups of units raiding my small towns and stuff like that. Only pirates had any grasp of naval warfare.

But this is all based on my experiences from long ago. I haven't played the game since so I don't know if there's been any patches that've fixed the issues it's had. Like I said, the game's been sitting on my shelf for a long time.

[Mad hatters in jeans]

I'm pretty sure there was a bug that meant it was literally not possible for enemy ships to land on Britain.

It's not like the enemy lands anywhere, really.

In my experience, the enemy always seemed to favor small token groups of units raiding my small towns and stuff like that. Only pirates had any grasp of naval warfare.

But this is all based on my experiences from long ago. I haven't played the game since so I don't know if there's been any patches that've fixed the issues it's had. Like I said, the game's been sitting on my shelf for a long time.

I think they have patched it actually, i do recall getting invaded in south america by the Maratha expeditionary force of about 3 stacks.
Then again i haven't played it in a while either.

[Ganos Lao]

It's not like the enemy lands anywhere, really.

In my experience, the enemy always seemed to favor small token groups of units raiding my small towns and stuff like that. Only pirates had any grasp of naval warfare.

But this is all based on my experiences from long ago. I haven't played the game since so I don't know if there's been any patches that've fixed the issues it's had. Like I said, the game's been sitting on my shelf for a long time.

I think they have patched it actually, i do recall getting invaded in south america by the Maratha expeditionary force of about 3 stacks.
Then again i haven't played it in a while either.

Well, I did some reading on Gamefaqs and someone said there's been like six patches...

[Oterro]

It's not like the enemy lands anywhere, really.

In my experience, the enemy always seemed to favor small token groups of units raiding my small towns and stuff like that. Only pirates had any grasp of naval warfare.

But this is all based on my experiences from long ago. I haven't played the game since so I don't know if there's been any patches that've fixed the issues it's had. Like I said, the game's been sitting on my shelf for a long time.

Yeah a patch must've fixed that 'cause I think the AI's a lot more focused on big groups of units rather than tiny parties for raiding towns and such now. And I've definitely had the Spanish land an army on Cuba to retake it playing as Britain.

I have to say I think town defence in Rome was a lot funner. I remember getting besieged in Jerusalem by two stacks of Egyptians, me with an archer unit, 3 weakened legions, 2 numidian cavalry and a veteran unit of...What were those Roman horse dudes called again? The very best ones that took two turns to train - I think they were mounted praetorians. Anyway. I foolishly set up my legions on the walls, only to have them blasted by the Egyptian tower's balistae. I hastily regroupped them at the town centre and left the walls to the Egyptians. However I was fully prepared for a tactical retreat, and as such, had set my cavalry hiding in the alleys of the city.

Basically the Egyptian phalanxes came in waves, and every time they marched past an alley they either exposed their rear to a waiting legion or exposed their rear to a waiting cavalry squad. It was a massacre and probably the best battle I've ever fought in any strategy game. There were a couple of hairy moments - the Egyptians had those pharaoh's archer guys(?) which were a bit tricky to deal with and I think out of my entire praetorian cavalry squad maybe 8 survived.

ALL ROME WAS AMAZED AT SUCH A VICTORY

[The Matthew Islands]

It's not like the enemy lands anywhere, really.

In my experience, the enemy always seemed to favor small token groups of units raiding my small towns and stuff like that. Only pirates had any grasp of naval warfare.

But this is all based on my experiences from long ago. I haven't played the game since so I don't know if there's been any patches that've fixed the issues it's had. Like I said, the game's been sitting on my shelf for a long time.

I think they have patched it actually, i do recall getting invaded in south america by the Maratha expeditionary force of about 3 stacks.
Then again i haven't played it in a while either.

In my main game in which I play as Britain, the only other nation I've seen use naval invasion are them Maratha Confederacy, when they conquered Portugal, and when they tried to invade Poland-Lithuanian Italy.

Also, I have 5 full stack armies in the Netherlands facing 5 full stack Polish-Lithuanian armies. All are in range of each other, which means, I think that if I attack all 5 armies will be engaged. I really wanna attack but dunno if it will crash my laptop or something

[Oterro]

In my main game in which I play as Britain, the only other nation I've seen use naval invasion are them Maratha Confederacy, when they conquered Portugal, and when they tried to invade Poland-Lithuanian Italy.

Also, I have 5 full stack armies in the Netherlands facing 5 full stack Polish-Lithuanian armies. All are in range of each other, which means, I think that if I attack all 5 armies will be engaged. I really wanna attack but dunno if it will crash my laptop or something

See, Poland usually does rubbish, but when it does well, boy does it do well.

[The Matthew Islands]

Yeah a patch must've fixed that 'cause I think the AI's a lot more focused on big groups of units rather than tiny parties for raiding towns and such now. And I've definitely had the Spanish land an army on Cuba to retake it playing as Britain.

I have to say I think town defence in Rome was a lot funner. I remember getting besieged in Jerusalem by two stacks of Egyptians, me with an archer unit, 3 weakened legions, 2 numidian cavalry and a veteran unit of...What were those Roman horse dudes called again? The very best ones that took two turns to train - I think they were mounted praetorians. Anyway. I foolishly set up my legions on the walls, only to have them blasted by the Egyptian tower's balistae. I hastily regroupped them at the town centre and left the walls to the Egyptians. However I was fully prepared for a tactical retreat, and as such, had set my cavalry hiding in the alleys of the city.

Basically the Egyptian phalanxes came in waves, and every time they marched past an alley they either exposed their rear to a waiting legion or exposed their rear to a waiting cavalry squad. It was a massacre and probably the best battle I've ever fought in any strategy game. There were a couple of hairy moments - the Egyptians had those pharaoh's archer guys(?) which were a bit tricky to deal with and I think out of my entire praetorian cavalry squad maybe 8 survived.

ALL ROME WAS AMAZED AT SUCH A VICTORY

Once defeated a full stack Greek army with 4 units of Equitanes and 4 units of town militia.

Granted that about half of the Greek units were the militia pikemen, but still.

Cavalry in Rome was disgusting.

[The Matthew Islands]

In my main game in which I play as Britain, the only other nation I've seen use naval invasion are them Maratha Confederacy, when they conquered Portugal, and when they tried to invade Poland-Lithuanian Italy.

Also, I have 5 full stack armies in the Netherlands facing 5 full stack Polish-Lithuanian armies. All are in range of each other, which means, I think that if I attack all 5 armies will be engaged. I really wanna attack but dunno if it will crash my laptop or something

See, Poland usually does rubbish, but when it does well, boy does it do well.

They control all of Central Europe and Italy, as well as Denmark.

However, I have them surrounded on all fronts in Russia, Sweden and France, as well as large naval forces in the Mediterranean and expedition forces in North Africa.

[Corporate Councils]

I'll admit that I'm pissing myself like an excited puppy over RTWII, especially as someone who's going to grad school for ancient history, I'd like to see how accurately they portray everything.

As for great victories in RTWI, I think my best was when I as the Parthians held off a Seleucid Assault on Tarsus with a depleted half stack of Eastern Infantry and Hillmen against various groups of hoplites, archers, and cavalry. In what should have been a complete massacre of some of the worst infantry in the game ended up being a lopsided victory for me.

[New Babylonia]

In my main game in which I play as Britain, the only other nation I've seen use naval invasion are them Maratha Confederacy, when they conquered Portugal, and when they tried to invade Poland-Lithuanian Italy.

Also, I have 5 full stack armies in the Netherlands facing 5 full stack Polish-Lithuanian armies. All are in range of each other, which means, I think that if I attack all 5 armies will be engaged. I really wanna attack but dunno if it will crash my laptop or something

See, Poland usually does rubbish, but when it does well, boy does it do well.

True. I have game in which i play Prussia, i've taken over the German states, and Sweden. Right now, the Polish have taken over Russia, and kicking the Ottoman Empire's ass.

[Genivaria]

I'll admit that I'm pissing myself like an excited puppy over RTWII, especially as someone who's going to grad school for ancient history, I'd like to see how accurately they portray everything.

Prepare to be disappointed.

[Imperium Nova Roma]

I recall a W. Roman Empire playthrough of mine. I bribed two Saxons into my family, along with a unit of cav. Somehow I was ambushed by a halfishstack of huns, which was mostly foot troops. I raced around, engaged the enemy with my stronger bodyguards. Then I just attacked every loose group of huns until they died or routed. Only one Saxon and his two bodyguards survived.

An A.I fault, but 500 kills shared by 40 so men was fun.

[OMGeverynameistaken]

I'll admit that I'm pissing myself like an excited puppy over RTWII, especially as someone who's going to grad school for ancient history, I'd like to see how accurately they portray everything.

Prepare to be disappointed.

CA is too lazy to put Russia's capital in the right city in the Napoleonic Wars. I wouldn't be surprised if they have Egypt undergo another 1,000 year timeslip back to the New Kingdom in Rome II.

[Norstal]

So all Total War games after Empire require Steam? That means that if I were to buy a TW game from another vendor, it would register to my Steam account, right?

yeah steam is probably required to play.
You can register other games you have into steam, ie ones from another vendor. I forget how but it's not too tricky.

It's the games tab -> activate product on steam. It only works for certain games though, but it should work for all the TW ones like it did with mine.

[Ende]

Yeah a patch must've fixed that 'cause I think the AI's a lot more focused on big groups of units rather than tiny parties for raiding towns and such now. And I've definitely had the Spanish land an army on Cuba to retake it playing as Britain.

I have to say I think town defence in Rome was a lot funner. I remember getting besieged in Jerusalem by two stacks of Egyptians, me with an archer unit, 3 weakened legions, 2 numidian cavalry and a veteran unit of...What were those Roman horse dudes called again? The very best ones that took two turns to train - I think they were mounted praetorians. Anyway. I foolishly set up my legions on the walls, only to have them blasted by the Egyptian tower's balistae. I hastily regroupped them at the town centre and left the walls to the Egyptians. However I was fully prepared for a tactical retreat, and as such, had set my cavalry hiding in the alleys of the city.

Basically the Egyptian phalanxes came in waves, and every time they marched past an alley they either exposed their rear to a waiting legion or exposed their rear to a waiting cavalry squad. It was a massacre and probably the best battle I've ever fought in any strategy game. There were a couple of hairy moments - the Egyptians had those pharaoh's archer guys(?) which were a bit tricky to deal with and I think out of my entire praetorian cavalry squad maybe 8 survived.

ALL ROME WAS AMAZED AT SUCH A VICTORY

Once defeated a full stack Greek army with 4 units of Equitanes and 4 units of town militia.

Granted that about half of the Greek units were the militia pikemen, but still.

Cavalry in Rome was disgusting.

Cavalry in Rome was ridiculous.

I beat 2000 soldiers with 1 unit of General's Bodyguard and two units of Roman Legionaries.

That was the best battle ever.

[Genivaria]

I'd like to amend the idea of having Roman Infantry be anti-cavalry.
Let them use their Pila as spears but ONLY if they haven't thrown them.

[Post War America]

I'd like to amend the idea of having Roman Infantry be anti-cavalry.
Let them use their Pila as spears but ONLY if they haven't thrown them.

That would be a bad idea, the pilum are more like Javelins than spears, attempts to use them like spears would be disastrous. If you want anti-cav, then (if running Republican/Pre-Marian) go with Triarrii, they are your friend. If you've got a Marian Legion, the use the auxilla cohorts they are almost as good on cav as a Spartan Phalanx.

I do agree that Carthage should be destroyed though. Those pains in my ass. I'm currently playing as the Greeks, and I have taken over all of Rome, Greece, and Half of Asia Minor, but whenever I land troops on Carthaginian soil those goddamn elephants kick the shit out of my veteran hopilites.

[Genivaria]

I'd like to amend the idea of having Roman Infantry be anti-cavalry.
Let them use their Pila as spears but ONLY if they haven't thrown them.

That is a bad idea, the pilum are more like Javelins than spears, attempts to use them like spears would be disastrous. If you want anti-cav, then (if running Republican/Pre-Marian) go with Triarrii, they are your friend. If you've got a Marian Legion, the use the auxilla cohorts they are almost as good on cav as a Spartan Phalanx.

They used them as spears in reality.
The Command was Repellere Equites

[Oterro]

They used them as spears in reality.
The Command was Repellere Equites

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That should only work as a deterrent against less experienced and well trained cavalry.

Properly prepared war horses wouldn't balk at the sight of a bayonet point and I'm pretty sure bayonets were more suitable for stabbing than javelins.

infact let's just give rome FAL's as well

make them immortal.

[Genivaria]

They used them as spears in reality.
The Command was Repellere Equites

(Image)

That should only work as a deterrent against less experienced and well trained cavalry.

Properly prepared war horses wouldn't balk at the sight of a bayonet point and I'm pretty sure bayonets were more suitable for stabbing than javelins.

infact let's just give rome FAL's as well

make them immortal.

The only real 'War horses' of the time were the Cataphracts of the east.
There's no reason why it couldn't work against barbarian cavalry.
Also.

infact let's just give rome FAL's as well

make them immortal.

Equating giving Romans an ability that they historically had to giving them automatic weapons.
Seriously?